In Loving Memory of Molly Elaine Rodway (née Fleetwood)

 Molly's obituary went live today, it can be found here:  Molly Elaine (Fleetwood) Rodway obituary    https://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=molly-elaine-rodway-fleetwood&pid=197680145 In lieu of flowers, we chose local animal shelter Pixie Project for donations in Molly's memory: pixieproject.org/donate   Pixie Project not only shelters all animals regardless of their needs, but also helps underserved communities and low income pet owners care for their pets. Molly loved animals, we think this is a beautiful way to honor her memory. A Memorial dedication/celebration in honor of Molly will take place this coming summer 2021 in Wilshire Park, in Portland - I will update this website with information when we are able to plan and set a date for this event. Hopefully I can find a way to stream some of it online for those who can't attend in person. Check back here for details or email Sarah anytime: serafaery@yahoo.com or mollyerodway@gmail.com <3

This is Sarah. I have submitted Molly's obituary to The Oregonian, and will post a link here once it is finalized and published. One thing that I've discovered through this process, as people have slowly begun to reach out and share memories and stories, is how vividly people remember Molly's bright spirit, her wit, vivacity, her smile, and her laughter. Being reminded of her days that were so full of joy, friendship, community activities, and fun, has been really nice.  The last ten years have been very hard in many ways, due to her illness (dementia). But I also had the benefit of repairing our relationship and reconnecting to her in a different way, taking the role of caretaker, and learning to care for one another in a different way. Even in her limitations, Molly always found joy in our visits. She would say consistently, every time I saw her (usually weekly), "It's a beautiful day!" Everything we ate as "wonderful." All of the music we listened